Eighty years after D-Day, a son pieces together the story of a father who went onto Omaha Beach.
By Richard Koenig
Farthest North for the Stars and Stripes
“Human effort is not futile, but man fights against the giant forces of nature in a spirit of humility.” —Sir Ernest Shackleton, polar explorer.
By Chris Gibbons
David Reel: Americans deserve transparency about our elected officials’ health
Neither Trump nor Biden has released full medical records. That’s a problem.
By David Reel
Thom Nickels: Swami Nostradamus Virato and the New Frontier
Philadelphia in the 1970s had some eccentric characters, none more so than Virato.
By Thom Nickels
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Philadelphia — home of the heist?
Cheesesteaks, soft pretzels, water ice, and armed robbery? A look back on historic heists in the region.
By Michael Thomas Leibrandt
Paul Davis: Radical student protestors from the 1960s to today
College kids and professional activists siding with America’s enemies? It’s nothing new.
By Paul Davis
Thom Nickels: Whitewashing Ben Franklin
The Founding Father had a more varied background than we were taught in school.
By Thom Nickels
The man who brought pro football to Philadelphia and the draft to the NFL
Through thick and thin, Bert Bell would not compromise on his vision for the sport and the city.
By Michael Thomas Leibrandt
Thom Nickels: Preserving a dream — Dream Garden and the Curtis Center
The winding road to what became one of the city’s great art installations — and how we kept it from being dismantled.
By Thom Nickels
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Eclipses, past and present
Part of Pennsylvania will see a total eclipse of the sun today. Many events like it in the past have been quite memorable.
By Michael Thomas Leibrandt